| Needville (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bluejays Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mike Giles League: 4A-1 Region III District 12 Playoff Division: 4A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2023 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kade Ramirez 5'11" 190 Senior WR/OLB 4.8 Jaireon Simmons 5'9" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.9 Clay Struska 6'0" 280 Senior C 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning OL, WRs Moving Up From JV Team Weaknesses: Replacing DL RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 32.4 2023 National Rank: #1021 2023 State Rank: #155 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: 14.3 2024 National Rank: #1289 2024 State Rank: #192 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 19.8 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2043 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-24 (15-13 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3242 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 113-112 (54-61 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 10-3 2023 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2023 Points For Average: 42.7 2023 Points Against Average: 27.4 2023 Differential: +15.3 2023 Wins: #1516 Lumberton (52-28), #2353 El Campo (56-28), #2754 Navasota (56-42), #3115 Stafford (63-35), #3807 Sweeny (49-14), #3825 Columbia (West Columbia) (45-0), #4678 Livingston (33-28), #5611 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (34-20), #6848 Brazosport (Freeport) (42-13), #7066 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (49-14) 2023 Losses: #324 Kilgore (35-14), #715 Iowa Colony (49-45), #1433 Bay City (50-17) 2023 Opponents W-L: 73-72 Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; 4A-1 Region IV District 13) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/30 Columbia (West Columbia), 9/6 at Livingston, 9/13 at Columbus, 9/20 El Campo, 9/27 at Sealy, 10/11 Navasota, 10/18 at Brazosport (Freeport), 10/25 Crawford [Almeta] (Rosharon), 11/1 Willowridge (Houston), 11/8 at Stafford Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (28.1), Navasota (5.4), Sealy (4.6) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Brazosport (Freeport) (-12.2), Columbia (West Columbia) (-10.1), Livingston (-9.2) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (16.5 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #364 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2045 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |